The Last of Us Part II

 PlayStation 4
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5.8

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  1. CactusSpaceship
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    A fantastic atmosphere. Great graphics and sound. Really cool and intense fight scenes. All this huge potential wasted by a complete failure of a story...
  2. YeenyMartini
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPOILERS

    First things first, this game has been dividing fans immensely, given by the rift between critic and fan reviews.
    With that out of the way, here's my take on the story, the controversy and the game. Spoilers ahead for game 1 and 2 ahead.

    Already in the first game, Naughty Dog has tried to establish that no conflict is ever black and white. During multiple times in the story, Joel's dark past is hinted at.
    -He's a smuggler
    -Tess literally said "We're **** people, Joel."
    -He's been on "both sides" of an ambush
    -Obliterates the last branch of humanity looking to find a cure in order to save his surrogate daughter.
    Sadly, much like the 2nd game, the hostile factions we encounter as a player are always presented as "evil"
    -the military acting killing anyone who's not compliant
    -looters who shoot first, ask questions later
    -a group of survivors (with kids), who kill and eat people
    It is only towards the end where we see Joel lash out against the "good", presented in form of the fireflies.
    The game ended with Joel's thinly woven lie that the fireflies have stopped looking for a cure.

    Game 2 confronts the player with the consequence of our actions. Joel's past catches up with him in form of Abby, who exacts revenge on Joel for what he did to the fireflies and her father (the surgeon he killed to save Ellie). And like the old "an eye for an eye" principle, Ellie sets out to exact revenge on Joel's killers.

    What TLOU II pulls off what TLOU I didn't is that it showed conflicts from both sides. We get to play as both Ellie and Abby- bitter rivals, as you may say- and learn their motivations and loves and grudges. It tried portraying the moral grey conflicts that they were trying to convey in the first game too, just this time they took a more direct approach. Players may find upsetting that their idols may not be as heroic and "white-vested" as they may have thought.

    Another box of criticism this game has received was the hate for LGBTQ-inclusion, as well as its portrayal.
    Firstly, if you feel offended by the inclusion of queers in a video game, then the game isn't the problem: You are. Your values have gone out of fashion in the 1950s, so go with the time and stop living in the past. Almost every video game in existence features a straight, white man in the lead, with only recent examples. The few female protagonists like Lara Croft were merely sexually idolised.
    Secondly, some hate came from transgender people as well, stating that the trans character in the game was, for a fact, merely abused and tortured. While the portrayal of the game's trans character is in no way perfect, I believe it is a major first step towards inclusion and representation of our LGBTQ friends and allies in the video game industry. Perhaps the first step is shaky and bad, but that's what first steps are there for. Personally, I give props to Naughty Dog for finally having the guts to take the first step.
    The queers in TLOU II didn't feel like a major "distraction" from the story. They aren't a major talking point. Not until you make it. Learn to live with it. Deal with it.

    So of course the game is being review-bombed for the aforementioned problems. Yet they do not take into consideration the thousands of other departments of the game that made it stand out as much as it did.
    The programming- from rope physics to animation to enemy AI- is OUTSTANDING and truly unique. Every encounter was a fun to test out, every environment remarkable.
    The sound design deserves props as well. Never have the infected- clickers especially- sounded more spine-chilling and DANGEROUS than they have in this game. For the first time, clickers actually sounded like a threat not to be ignored.
    And of course, the actors have done an incredible job at bringing Ellie, Dina, Abbie etc to life. Bravo.

    While the story isn't perfect and a few characters felt a little bleak (looking at you, Jesse), it is far from what the majority make it out to be.

    If you can have an open mind and dive into this game, it is well worth the time and dedication.    … Expand
  3. Effex
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disappointing! What the hell with the history?? I love the rest of the game, but the history is the worst of this year.… Expand
  4. PenguinStuntman
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Loved it! Such a gorgeous game. The story was interesting, heartbreaking and captivating. Have to play it again while we wait for the multiplayer.
  5. Michaelryanguy
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The games story has been butchered from the first game by killing off the main protagonists and one of gaming beloved father figure which was totally in called for more over we have to play the character that killed the protagonist from the first game and it felt really force by how the game was trying to justified its actions and imposing a revengeful plot which was bad even tho they had good graphics and animation the story was what made last of us 1 special would highly not recommend anyone to get this game… Expand
  6. Chill_sauce
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (sorry my English)
    This game doesn't look like first game of franchise, it's not the road movie, it feels like it's brutal action.
    In the first part of the game it's played pretty nice, but after ten hours of playing as Ellie the game makes us to play as another character Abby. She's daughter of the doctor, which was killed in the end of the first game. The last ten- twelve hours of gameplay feels veeeery long and it could be shorter a lot.    … Expand
  7. GhostDog99
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    the game play is OK just a little better then the first game

    but the story is crap and does not make any sense
    what i loved a bout the first game was the story and that is what mad
    the game one of the best of all time for me
    in the last of us part 2 they just carped all over the gamer with the story
  8. Bean_Demon
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has crazy good lighting, the graphics are astounding, and the music is so good. This is truly next gen stuff here. However the writing could use some work; the flashbacks are really good though it truly has the spirit of the first game. Now everything that happens in the present is not as good. You can tell early on in the game where it just doesn't sound normal like it's forced in a way. Also some of the characters just do some stuff that isn't in there nature. They try so hard for you to sympathize with Abby, but it's hard to. I know that Naughty Dog can write incredible stories, and I think that's one of the main reasons it got so much hate. Now I wouldn't call it a bad game because it isn't. I also wouldn't call it the best game it's an average game. If it wasn't for the visual, and music part of the game then it would have flopped for sure. Also it's not the actors fault, so stop attacks them. They did the best with what they had.… Expand
  9. Chris505
    Jun 24, 2020
    8
    The gameplay and graphics were mostly great, but the story fell flat in places and dragged down the overall experience. It became a bit of a slog halfway through so I feel like it would have been better if the game was shorter.

    Gameplay: 8/10 The gameplay was great for the most part but some of it felt clunky. The stealth was great, and being able to both crouch and crawl to escape and    The gameplay and graphics were mostly great, but the story fell flat in places and dragged down the overall experience. It became a bit of a slog halfway through so I feel like it would have been better if the game was shorter.

    Gameplay: 8/10
    The gameplay was great for the most part but some of it felt clunky. The stealth was great, and being able to both crouch and crawl to escape and sneak up on enemies was one of the game’s best mechanics. Cracking the safes were fun mini games too; you were really rewarded for exploring the world! However, the hearing vision took too long to come up which caused me to avoid using it much, and having to press a button to open/close the crafting window during combat caused me to miss a few opportunities. Having to mash square all the time quickly became repetitive, it would have been nice to see games make more use of the touch pad in those situations. Every quick time event was “mash square”, with the respite of holding triangle to open doors. It got old fast. Also the hand to hand combat (mash square plus dodging) was a bit naff, it would have been nice if there were a few more mechanics there.

    Graphics: 10/10
    The graphics were excellent, probably the best I’ve seen on a console. The environment was beautiful and fitted the world perfectly; it all looked so real! I only had a couple of glitches throughout the entire game. Only two or three times the clicker didn’t render in a death cutscene, and again only twice the environment disappeared for less than a second; but the first time it happened I was trying to find where my companion went, who was visible when the world disappeared, so I think “it’s not a bug, it’s a feature” fitted there.. the second time it happened was just a glitch though. But still the graphics were pretty much perfect so 10/10!

    Narrative: 5/10
    The story beats let the game down. Some moments have become controversial due to their poor execution and neglect the fans to favour shocking scenes. The pacing felt off and sometimes the cutscenes weren’t interesting enough to make the battle feel worth while, especially during the second half. The letters and notes hidden around had the best writing in the game though. It could have been much better, but overall It was interesting enough to keep me going until the end. The game was spoiled for me before I played it so it didn’t have as much of an impact on me as it perhaps could have.

    Experience: 7/10
    The world felt like a harsh realistic zombie apocalypse and the game did that well considering the graphics and the base world story (the original last of us world helped here). However, the narrative negatively impacted it; I didn’t always understand the character motivations for certain actions, some didn’t seem very realistic. Also I often didn’t know where to go, which was annoying and broke my immersion, but still, I guess that did seem realistic because the character wouldn’t know where to go in a new area they they haven’t been before. I wish it had made more use of background music, there was very little; although being able to play the guitar was fun for me.

    Conclusion:
    The game had a different feel to the original, but I’m not too bothered by that in terms of it as a stand-alone game. However, I would have preferred the sequel to the generally consider masterpiece “the last of us” to have taken a different route story-wise, but the game still has its merits. 7.5/10    … Expand
  10. Fedjaz
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Haha user score goes brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
  11. neblig6crahan
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    gameplay stuck in 2013, story butchered, characters completely ruined.
    absolute trash of a game.
  12. adasik
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Сначала мне нравилась эта игра, но ровно до того момента когда мне пришлось играть за Эбби, мне не понравилось за нее играть, потому что я не смог вникнуть в её историю, ее переживания. Геймплей Эбби мне показался слишком затянутым.
    Также я заметил что все мужчины в игре показаны злыми, с всеми отрицательными качествами(видимо на это повлияли феминистки). В игре присутствуют ЛГБТ персонажи, но это не ломает лор игры.
    Концовку я оценю на 5.5 из 10.
    Я ждал не ту игру, пес не смог перепрыгнуть самого себя.
    Не могу не согласится с другими рецензиями, сюжет-мусор.
    Если бы не было первой части, я бы поставил 7.5 из 10.    … Expand
  13. maalor
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Прошел игру на PS4 Pro, купив ее в день релиза. Ожидал, что что-то может пойти не так, сливы были весьма настораживающими, но решил поверить репутации студии ND, которая всегда выдавала только потрясающие игры.
    Так сильно я еще не ошибался. Мне не жаль потраченного времени, тем более мне не жаль потраченных денег (в конце концов, художники, нарисовавшие прекрасную графику должны что-то есть) - мне жаль потраченных нервов. Не могу сосчитать количество моментов, когда я либо пробивал себе голову от лютых фейспалмов от тупости поведения персонажей, либо орал в телек, что так не может быть.

    Что меня разочаровало больше всего:

    -Сюжет. А точнее, его отсутствие. С такой завязкой сносной концовки просто не могло случиться. Если бы Элли убила Эбби в конце - это была бы банальная история о мести. Но она хотя бы принесла моральную разрядку игрокам. Если бы не убила - мы и так видим результат в оценках игроков и всеобщем негодовании.
    -Персонажи. Поведение персонажей просто противоречит здравому смыслу. Начиная от начала игры, где Джоэл просто выдает всю информацию незнакомцам, при этом даже не ожидая засады (что в корне противоречит характеру персонажа и тому, ПОЧЕМУ этот персонаж так долго живет в мире пост-апокалипсиса), заканчивая концовкой игры, где Элли щадит Эбби.
    Это не история о ненависти и прощении. Это история о тупости.
    -Однообразный и затянутый геймплей. Игра не изменилась ни на йоту. Это все та же TLoU 2013го года. Боты все такие же тупые. Зомби все такие же раздражающие. Головоломки все так же вызывают зевоту и желание скорее с ними покончить. Игру просто неинтересно проходить.
    -Эбби. И нет, мне плевать на то, как она выглядит, и что она сделала. Не плевать мне на то, что персонаж - пустой болванчик, которого вплели в сюжет, чтобы создать конфликт, который ни к чему не привел. Сегмент за нее точно так же не имеет никакого смысла, кроме растягивания продолжительности игры, и не раскрывает персонажа совершенно никак.

    Что мне понравилось:
    -Превосходная картинка.
    -Звук
    -Игра актеров. Пусть из их рта и вылетал дикий бред, но бред этот был самозабвенный и не вызывал чувства, что актер отрабатывает повинность. Говорю я сейчас об англоязычной версии, ибо проходил я игру именно в ней.

    Пусть Нил Дракман и думает, что создал очень обсуждаемую игру за счет того, что в ней присутствуют controversial персонажи и сюжетные повороты. На деле это не так.
    Игра просто пустая и я чертовски удивлен тому, насколько студия упала в грязь лицом, создав такой проект. Никто не обсуждает сюжет за его глубину, неоднозначность и "О боже, там есть лгбт персонажи". Обсуждают игру за ее поверхность и полное отсутствие идеологии.    … Expand
  14. Lyroan
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    While nowhere near as great as the first game, doesn't deserve the hate it gets, and definitely a good game nonetheless.
  15. Kace03
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Why did they have to do my boy Joel like that? 7 years and this is what happens eh? **** hell they could have given him a better death. For example they could have had him fight off a large group of people and infected and die in an epic last stand scenario with corpses of men and infected scattered around a large area. Not this **** with Abby. And speaking of Abby, she should have died in the end, but no she lived and god knows where she went. As far as I'm concerned right now I'm just going to pretend this game does not exist.… Expand
  16. Rauf100
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The gameplay was okay or I rather say good but because of the story it got boring and very annoying , you know to play long games u need motivation and good story telling is a must but this game left bitter taste and uncomfortable feelings .
    I don’t recommend it .
  17. Sphinxedd
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    The writing makes the characters incredibly stupid to push the terrible plot. Bad game, bad writing. Pretty though.
  18. Kotori5cm
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    poor writing, the gameplay feels like a decade old. Don't waste your money on this sh*tty game.
    when ND adds a lot of political and SJW stuff in this game, the game already dead. What's worse is that you are making Asian jokes in the game? Where are SJW and PC?
  19. kaynaan
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    7 years for a generic revenge story. setting up your game for a story-driven, “philosophical questioning” journey, & to be given this final product? just dissatisfying...
  20. DavidP223
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game is not what i expected story i expected story of joel and elie nat elĺie and abby… Expand
  21. LeandroBDS
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Um excelente jogo n minha opiniao, acreditem nao se importem com as criticas de usuarios ou ate mesmo dos criticos joguem o jogo e tirem suas proprias conclusões.
  22. tttxxttt
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Poor storytelling. Nice animations, but storyline trying to fit current agenda. Sorry, no.
  23. CARMELANZANO
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    joel vie uccis da un tranz che non ce ne fotte a nessuno BASTA CO STE COSE DEI FROCI PORCCODDIO
  24. Bertranch
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    Hard and miserable, what a bad taste in your mouth leaves you. But its amazing.
    Enganging story, a bit longer than I would like, some ups and downs in the story, but reflects what a real story could be, people dying easily in a miserable world.
    Has ludonarrative dissonance.
  25. Nikanger
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Absolute disappointment, the story sucks, the graphics are meh, and if you are looking to create sexism where there is none well you've achieved that. If I met this tyrant of a being (I wouldn't even call it human) in reality I'd hit it with a shovel, so good job for making everyone feel like that. Hopefully when the world stop catering to the mentally ill we can have our peace back.
  26. Whygodwhy
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    I can’t believe they spent “7 years” on the follow up to the masterpiece that was the first title in this franchise and came up with this. For those who’s main straw man is “oh they didn’t like the lgbt aspects that’s why the didn’t like it,” this couldn’t be further than the truth. I have no problem with inclusion from all walks of life as long as the story is compelling. That being said,I can’t believe they spent “7 years” on the follow up to the masterpiece that was the first title in this franchise and came up with this. For those who’s main straw man is “oh they didn’t like the lgbt aspects that’s why the didn’t like it,” this couldn’t be further than the truth. I have no problem with inclusion from all walks of life as long as the story is compelling. That being said, what a **** MESS Neil **** and his team came up with. While the graphics are above average, I am judging this as a story driven game, just as the first one was. And boy, what an absolute mess the story is. More than deserving of a 0/10, TLOU2 is a forced, contrived, repetitive plot that **** on the previous attachments and submits the player to a ridiculous “revenge bad” lesson that no one gains anything from. Christ you’d think 7 years and they would have found a better route to take this franchise. Characters show up and die for seemingly no reason at all, pacing is completely off compared to the first game, character development is nowhere to be found. It seems as if the writers took a vacation when it came to writing compelling characters. Forcing us to play as Abby for 10 whole hours was a very questionable decision. I can’t even believe I finished this game. By the end of my 25 hours, I have never felt less satisfaction from a game that I spent $60 on. It was so out of character for Ellie to not finish the job after killing 100s of characters on her way to make Joel’s death worth something. I don’t care what anyone says; the ending to this game was an absolute travesty, nothing is gained or learned, the developers assume you have never seen a movie before and force the revenge is bad element so damn hard that it takes you completely out of the game. This should’ve been a separate title as it is completely unbelievable that this is attached to a franchise that garnered as much acclaim as the first one. I feel bad for those who animated the game as there was definite effort put into the visual aspects, but all seems for not in the end. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS GAME IF YOU ENJOYED THE FIRST ONE. The sheep who were paid to review this positively were done so to mislead you, this is definitely one you can skip.… Expand
  27. PhantomEddy
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the worst game sequels of all time.
    DO NOT BUY IT!
    Graphics and gameplay is pretty nice, but that’s all.
    Most of us were liking the the first part because of the amazing story and Charakter Development. The bonding Story of Ellie and Joel was amazing. We could cry, laugh and be happy and angry with them.
    But now they just completely change the Charakter of Ellie and kill Joel right at the beginning? That’ dog ****.
    Also the you have to play have the Game with Abby who tortured and killed Joel. I absolutely hated that.
    Also I have the feeling that they have stretched the game quite a lot because of all the unnecessary long ways. I absolutely didn’t have that in the first part.
    Every Charakter was just lame. In comparison the bow and traps friend of Joel in the first part was way more interesting then all of new characters in this game.
    Also Ellie kills hundreds of people on here way for revenge and then she rescues and spares her main target Abby even though she tortured and killed Joel, she nearly killed Tommy and she killed Jessie.
    That’s just a lot of bull ****.
    DO NOT BUY IT!    … Expand
  28. ImHere2Critic
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After 7 years of awaiting this game's release saying I'm disappointed is an understatement to how this game let me down. The graphics were amazing and that's the only thing that was good about this game. The story lacked and everything about it screamed that this isn't the last of of us. Killing off Joel in the beginning of the game was a slap to the face of people that enjoyed the first game. I don't know who or how these decisions came to be but this game has let so many down and in all honesty naughty dog should feel let down as well, you guys and girls have decided that you didn't care for your fans and went with such a negative turn that this game needs to be thrown away and started again. The only way to save this is to make amends and to release a new last of us that we all deserve. I wont give this game a zero because that would be wrong but a solid 1 is what it deserves. It now gets a zero for not letting me post my review. Good job.… Expand
  29. redjohn961
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    when the first thing I do is send my character off a cliff because I want her to die because it's so clear what's going to happen you made a mistake, and then I did it three more times when I got control of her again, and many more after because you have made such a hatable character that I'm forced to use for half of the game. I haven't been so disappointed with the ending of a game in awhen the first thing I do is send my character off a cliff because I want her to die because it's so clear what's going to happen you made a mistake, and then I did it three more times when I got control of her again, and many more after because you have made such a hatable character that I'm forced to use for half of the game. I haven't been so disappointed with the ending of a game in a long time, the other half of this game where I play as someone I actually don't try to kill at every opportunity is actually decent. the original game is one of my favorites and this is a terrible follow up i wish i had saved my money.… Expand
  30. jeremy-
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its surprising that a game with 10/10 graphics and a 9/10 soundtrack and decent gameplay could only receive a 6/10, but thats where I would rate TLoU2 due to its story.

    For some context, the previous entry TLoU1 was a story set in a dystopian/miserable world that had a story fundamentally about love.. and hope. With all the tragedy that they underwent, it was the juxtaposition of hope and Joel/Ellie's story that carried you through the game.

    TLoU2 was a story set in a dystopian world about love and hate/revenge, (At least on Ellie's story). Without the aspect of hope, and given the context of the story... unfortunately there was very little redeeming about this game in terms of story. You had a miserable world and a miserable revenge plot. This was the authors intent and the author succeeded in this mission. Yes, there were some other intentions such as exploring the concept of revenge and forgiveness, but this was felt as secondary to the prime directive to make you miserable.

    I think the authors of the story looked it on paper and perhaps in the context of film and thought it would be an artistic masterpiece, because the story on paper seems beautifully woven and with intricacies and nuance to its themes that if explored differently might have been enjoyable. But in the context of a video game it simply didnt work. The miserable, hopeless story detracted from what could have been a game with similar global appeal as the original. The CHOICE of hopelessness is something I cannot understand for a video game. A video game is 25-40 hours long, not 2 hours long. It is NOT the same as a movie. Hopelessness for 25-40 hours is an ill-informed decision, especially escalating hopelessness.

    Expanding on this point, in most video games, EG survival horror games like (Resident Evil, Dead Space, Wolfenstein, the Evil Within, Silent Hill, etc), you are enduring hopelessness but at a third wall level you know you are the protagonist and you think that you will come out okay in the end. The brutal murder of Joel in the beginning of TLoU2 eradicates any semblance that this is the case. You are enduring actual hopelessness for 25-50 hours. I felt this game was basically the equivalent if as Christopher Nolan decided to make Dunkirk 30 hours long as an artistic vision. This kind of experience is not designed to be 30 hours long and any reasonable person should know that the game needed hope to make it endure, (like as was contained in the first game). Its was as if Neil doesnt actually play video games so he doesnt understand that this is not a movie and how his vision would actually translate into a game.

    Expanding further, playing Abby was ultimately repugnant and unenjoyable. This is not toxic masculinity or bias, this is the general consensus and it is strongly correlated with being a "gamer", IE, whether you adored the first game. The character that brutally murdered Joel because her father refused to not murder his (basically), adoptive child is not an ethical grey. Despite condemning the world, western societies are not the collectivist societies of Russia/China, etc. Western societies are individualist societies that value the individual human life. For not even CONSULTING with Joel he has the western moral right, and Abby was in a typical moral wrong, (from the western societal level). Despite any potential redemption path for her, the decision to make you play as her is repugnant from the perspective from any member of a society that values classical liberalism and individualism.

    Finally, and a point of contract. Here is my proposal for how the story SHOULD have gone, but why they didnt because current year is 2020. I actually agree that Joel's death could be fitting and even poetic, but not the way he did. If Joel has to die, imagine that they give you the game with him and he dies at the end. The story gives you the whole game to process that BEFORE hand with hints (through context of the story and the situation they are in), that he might die. At least throughout the entire game there is the HOPE that it will turn out okay. Imagine that they come for Joel and murder dozens of people and threaten the town but dont get Joel. Joel and Elly head out and explore the revenge and all the themes the same way. And by the end of it, some sort of conflict/hostage situation has to occur, and right when they are at the finish line, Joel decides to sacrifices himself for Ellie as HIS decision, and somehow throughout the course of the game or at the end he can deliver the same message that the end of this game had, to live her life and not get revenge. This is the story that makes sense, but it was the story that they couldnt tell because they wanted to tell a more progressive story. There is nothing wrong with progressive messages, I think its great to give hope to marginalised groups. But this game decided to decapitate the obvious, beautiful, poetic story.. for a progressive story that didnt make sense.    … Expand
  31. Thestroy
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    i loved this franchise , they decided to ruin it with part 2 , i am very sad with story that they decided to tell , has nothing to do with last of us... horrible story telling
  32. Aduuul
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Too bad ، nothing with the first lovely part 1, I’ll put in my mind that there is one last of us part 1… Expand
  33. Director_
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Обидно, такую игру засрали, получайте, что заслужили
  34. terrelljoe12
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s so **** They killed Joel with a Transgender character named Abby. The game was just an LGBT love story and is nothing compared to the first one. It’s garbage and trash. Don’t waste your money on it… Expand
  35. fhthtzrd
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. garbage. complete garbage, that man woman should get the golf club to her noggin, eye for an eye, g,.… Expand
  36. Cubcub555
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    If you fell in love with the first game DO NOT ever play this one. TLOU2 actively seeks to destroy everything that made the original so great. It’s full of cheap, hollow, and manipulative story telling that’ll leave you feeling empty and asking yourself why. I wish I had taken other people’s warnings before buying this.
  37. marcojgochez
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This game started out being good, then it got bad because of bad writing. Do not spend your money on it.
  38. Az3abi
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game will not give u a choice Hate Abby i don't like her so why i am playing her for more than 12 fuking hours Hate the whole story
    I felt cheated    … Expand
  39. Speedkaram
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    خرى لأن اللعبة تحتوي على خرى بزيادة



    اهم شي أنهم ضايفين حكوم يجي يلهث لالي
  40. CyroKey
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Builds on the world and characters established in the last game, giving one of the most interesting sequels to a game for a while.
  41. VladIsLovelol
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    A game worth buying. I find this game very powerful. Very great game, don't be fooled by the haters, it's a unique experience for the ps4
  42. represent
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    The game hurts player's heart, but still the narrative and detail of the game deserves to get the rank of masterpiece. This game needs a time to get the appropriate score that it deserves, not right now. It needs a time.
  43. Chartium97
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    They have killed this wonderful franchise with the story
    Congratulations Naughty Dog you have made it...
  44. Szykho
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really don't want to write this, because it hurts like hell.
    But this game is a complete joke. Sure there are a few good parts in the game (mostly flashbacks to Joel and Ellie tho, I really enjoyed those). It was a cool idea to view things from 2 different angles, I have to give them that, but they did it wrong. What Abby did so early in the game causes no one to have any sympathy for her for the rest of the game, her sad story does not change the opinion we have about her. If only they put that in a different order, maybe it could've worked better.

    Character development... well I guess I can see what they were going for? But poorly executed, everything the characters in part 1 stood for was chugged out of the window. We know Ellie and Joel from the first game and we know their stories and where they come from, but they seem so empty in part 2. They are not the same people at all. They ruined the ending as well, I don't even care that Ellie let Abby go, what bothers me the most is that she now lost 2 fingers, which makes her pretty useless for a sequel, if there will ever be one, that is.

    Gameplay wise, yah it's pretty nice, I'll give that, felt smooth.
    Graphic wise, very good.

    About the whole SJW thing, I really do not care if a character is lesbian, or trans, I really do not care. But it is clear this game is ruined by politics, which makes me sad and angry beyond belief.

    I just hope this all turns out to be some kind of **** up dream or something, otherwise I have no hopes for a part 3, because well, Ellie's hand is ruined, no way she can hold a weapon now and I refuse to play as Abby ever again. Hopefully she magically grows those fingers back or something.

    I really hate to say this, but I feel like this franchise, which had so damn much potential... is ruined. Well done devs. This game is an absolute joke and an insult to the first game as well as to us, the fans of the original. As if someone beat the game to death with a golf club and spit on it's lifeless body.    … Expand
  45. CruiserGB
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. * Graphically speaking it is stunning. The attention to detail is impressive.
    * Gameplay very similar to the previous inception, with some added twists to keep from feeling too old hat. Being able to go prone (what's with that annoying thrumming noise) and jumping are welcome additions - although the jump mechanic needed more attention. There were too many instances where a missed jump came down to requiring that you stand on a very precise spot (with no indication otherwise).
    * The AI should have been tweaked to a more challenging standard. Examples of the weak AI: 1. Ellie could lay prone in grass and literally wipe out an entire squad of bad guys using the grab and stab technique. 2. Ellie could stab a Clicker and kill via a stealth takedown, but she couldn't stab kill them otherwise. 3. AI characters would call out the discovery of a dead comrad, then go back into a patrolling path loop within seconds of alerting the rest of the enemy. 4. Clickers need multiple shots with most weapons, even to what would be described as the head area, but a single normal arrow to the same area would take 'em out.
    * Pet peeve: Being able to detect enemies on the other side of the walls was routinely nullified, for the sake of a horror movie style jump-out-of-nowhere suprise element. Multiple checks of an area that would indicate no enemies present, only to be attacked as soon as you entered the room - which would then be filled with the enemy. Why give the player the ability to detect enemies if you repeatedly discount it for some cheap scare tactic?
    * Story was engaging, with periodic flashbacks to fill in the backstory elements and paint a broader picture of the major characters. It dealt with a quite the range of emotions and attitudes, fairly consistently well done. I felt that the second half could have put more time into the father-daughter relationship, which would likely have endeared me more to Abby's pain of loss. Also, Ellie's abrupt end to her life on the farm felt far too rushed.
    * Crafting didn't hold a lot of surprises, although the proximity charges were a nice addition.
    * The progression system was quite well done, proving players with a fairly expansive list of skills that could be improved upon. One of the few areas where it felt you were able to evolve the character's abilities to your own liking.
    On a more personal note: I get that a lot of people wanted a repeat of the first game, with more of the same Joel and Ellie elements. This game was primarily about Ellie and her obessesion with revenge. And it was about Abby, who also was obessed with the same desires, under similar circumstances. There's always two sides to any story, and I felt the writers did a decent job of potraying that this game world.    … Expand
  46. Vhsluv
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Разрабы убили игра в угоду трендам. Ррррррррррррррррррррррррррррррррррпррррррррррррррррпррррррррррррррррррррррррррр
  47. Arcova
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    A pointless 30 hour journey filled with forced oxymoronic narrative choices that comes off as confused and/or clueless at best, tonedeaf and/ or stupid at worst.

    The visual presentation is nothing short of stellar and a few areas being so open invites a pseudo open world like feel in an otherwise linear game, allowing for enough freedom for the savvy explorers. Audio design may be hit or    A pointless 30 hour journey filled with forced oxymoronic narrative choices that comes off as confused and/or clueless at best, tonedeaf and/ or stupid at worst.

    The visual presentation is nothing short of stellar and a few areas being so open invites a pseudo open world like feel in an otherwise linear game, allowing for enough freedom for the savvy explorers.

    Audio design may be hit or miss but ND nailed it for the most part.

    That however is the end of the good....

    The game meanders with one too many "dead ends" and shifting perspectives that attempts to make players empathize with the cast and yet achieved nothing as it is an impossible task to begin with. And all of it culminates to the most unsatisfying and pathetically hypocritical writing I've ever experienced out of any of ND's narrative driven outings.

    If you're here looking for a strong character driven and sensible narrative ala the 1st game, then look elsewhere. The causality in this game's narrative is as irrational as it is illogical to the point of stupidity and pointlessness.

    If you're into the gameplay then I can see a good 3 or so playthroughs with the new game plus option ls total before you get bored of it all or annoyed. Accessibility options are there for those inclined for a more streamlined experience, which is a bonus I suppose.


    All in all, if you're a fan of the original who are invested in the world building and characters, this game will come off as a spit to your face and a waste of 30 hours of your life. If you're a casual fan that are in it for the gameplay then have fun.    … Expand
  48. Shadernel69
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Honestly the game disappointed me was quite undervalued since the launch of the campaign much more was expected and now that it has come out it is a disgrace I hope another game that repairs all this game
  49. PARTIZAN653
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The entire game is a vehicle for the game's producer to have a fantasy sexual relationship with a transsexual. It's bizarre. It's not fun. The basic gameplay is totally broken and boring. How did millions of dollars and thousands of man hours go into something like this?… Expand
  50. delcid0391
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No es el mejor juego ni tampoco el peor. La jugabilidad y las gráficas son lo mejor. La historia y el mensaje que transmite deja mucho que desear.

    Yo comprendí la intención de la historia y todo lo que quisieron hacer pero hubo momentos tan controvertidos que lo correcto era permitir que los jugadores pudieran elegir el final de la historia. Que en base a todo lo vivido y a la cantidad de horas innecesarias de juego, por lo menos se pudiera elegir el desenlace. Tantas horas de juego para un final sin sentido hace que se comprenda perfectamente porqué algunos usuarios le han dado puntuaciones tan bajas al juego. Ahora bien, hay muchas cosas de la historia que sí merecen 0/10. Si las enumero todas, me extendería demasiado. Por enumerar una, que no es la más importante: Que una mujer embarazada fume marihuana con su novia, deja muchísimo que desear. Qué mensaje desean transmitir a la sociedad con eso? En fin, doy un amable 5/10 por jugabilidad y gráficas porque la historia es un verdadero esperpento que no es digna ni siquiera para las personas que nunca han jugado un videojuego.    … Expand
  51. yannek
    Jun 25, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Finished the game yesterday and honestly, I'm just frustrated. I played TLOU 1 for the first time in 2014 (the remastered edition) and I loved it, so I was very hyped when the sequel was announced. The thing is this game is just awful. I was able to avoid all mayor spoilers but if I knew this was going to be this bad, I wouldn't have spent 70 dollars in this crap.
    SPOILERS BELOW

    Now, to start, the graphics are great but the gameplay is pretty much like in TLOU1 with some new additional mechanics. They could've changed the general gameplay in those 7 years between 1 and 2, but after all, it works. Those are the only things "good" things I can say about this game.

    Now, why the game sucks.
    Just within the first 2/3 hours not only does the game has major plot holes, but it kills Joel. Literally, it just kills him in the worst way possible. The problem with this is that Joel is the best character of the first game, and to have him killed of like that just sucks. Joel's death is the reason why Ellie sets out on a revenge quest... which hardly feels as one. Not a single moment makes you feel like you are avenging Joel, it just feels like Ellie going in a killing rampage just because of the sake of it.

    Then there is the problem with Ellie. My issue isn't with her being a lesbian. No, the problem is that she is not the likable and compelling character that she was in the first game, her personality is weak and she's just a plain, unlikable teenager that kills people. She is no longer that great character that transformed Joel in the first game. Apart from that, the game sets her in a revenge quest, in which she kills lots of people in order to reach and kill Abby(Joel's killer) only to let her go because, apparently, violence is bad (even tho you've just killed hundreds of people in the last 24 hours). It makes the game pointless and it sucks, because the ONLY person you really wanted to kill is the only one that you can't, it's just crap.

    Other issue with this game is the hole Abby thing. The fact that you must use her as a character half of the time sucks. Why would I want to play as Joel's killer? She's a bad character and it's impossible to enjoy playing as her. I bought the game to play with either Joel or Ellie, not this crappy character.

    And finally, in consequence of this, the game ends up being just... violence, which for a 24-hour game ends up being repetitive. The first one was violent, sure, but it also had great storytelling, great characters and character development. This game lacks one of the best things about its predecessor that is the relationship between Joel and Ellie.

    I waited this game for years and for them to make such a terrible one just disappointed me. They introduced a new, awful character who you are forced to play with, destroyed Ellie's character and killed off Joel, their best character, in the worst and stupidest way possible. The story ended up being crap and ruined what could've been one of the best franchises in videogame history. I’m giving this game a 2 instead of a 1 only because of the gameplay and graphics. Do yourself a favour and don't buy it, save that money.    … Expand
  52. Kevvin007
    Jun 25, 2020
    8
    The story of The Last of Us has been with me ever since I finished the first game. That particular game for me was a 10 out of 10. Going into the sequel after years of anticipation, well needless to say the game had a huge bar to overcome. I was one of the people who had the game spoiled for me and I was also super upset about some of the events that took place. But with that having beenThe story of The Last of Us has been with me ever since I finished the first game. That particular game for me was a 10 out of 10. Going into the sequel after years of anticipation, well needless to say the game had a huge bar to overcome. I was one of the people who had the game spoiled for me and I was also super upset about some of the events that took place. But with that having been said and after completing the story twice heres my takeaway. The pros of this game are that of the gameplay and obviously the graphics. The mixed aspects of this game would be the story as it's either one you're going to either love or hate, personally I loved it for the most part. The cons for me would be that I felt as though the story went on for far to long and I can think of about three times the game could have ended hours before the actual end. The games obviously not perfect but its definitely not a 0 or 4 either. I gave it an 8 because personally I believe the good far outweighs the bad with astronomical highs followed by occasional lows here and there.… Expand
  53. Yoken
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I loved the first game but this one is completely disrespectful to the fans, bad and badly developed characters, well done gameplay but boring in some parts and of course a very poorly done and completely disappointing ending
  54. Deeferg
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Really enjoyed the game. I appreciate that we get to play as Donkey Kong, really bold move by Naughty Dog. Too bad the script was written by an actual monkey. Gameplay is truly innovative, now we are using ropes instead of ladders. I rate it -10/10, because it has a little something for everyone.
  55. Heisenjager
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    I like golf games, however, this was complete **** Better pay your employes naguhty ****
  56. Hugossx
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    O jogo é horrível na questão história, mataram um dos personagens mais importantes dos games, de forma brutal, e o final meu deus do céu!
  57. CaoSpg
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Es una de las mayores aberraciones de la historia de los vídeojuegos. Han destrozado la historia de the last of us completamente.
  58. SigmaZer0
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only positive aspect of this game is the graphics which look really good.

    However that's in no way going to make this a good game because it's just messed up beyond all recognition. If you loved the first game like I did you will find nothing but disappointment here.
    While I do hate that political correctness has been injected into this game in various ways it's not the main reason to not play it, that goes to the terrible writing and direction that the story takes.
    The characters of Joel and Ellie are nothing like they were, they're now both clueless and senseless idiots, Abby is not likeable or sympathetic to trying to force players to like her is ridiculous, Joel's death wasn't unexpected but goddamn it was so poorly done that it was nothing less than insulting and the ending was probably the second worst part, after the golf scene, because it doesn't do anything. Nobody learns anything, no revenge is completed (except Abby's) and now we're just expected to leave everything unresolved and be happy with it cos "Joel plays guitar so everything is alright."
    Naughty Dog has ruined this game for political ideology, a story that is not deep, interesting, well written, artistic or clever, it's terrible messaging and it's complete lack of understanding of why people loved this franchise. The character interaction and development is gone and spat in our faces.
    Terrible, terrible game.

    (And before you say it's because I'm a bigot or right wing or anything like that, read it again. The main negativity is the story and how it was written.)    … Expand
  59. meldi8
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 영어로 힘들게 적으려하면 생각이 제대로 전달될것 같지않아서 한글로 적음. 2편이 1편의 본질까지 무너트려 전작과 후속작이 모두 망해버린 사상최악의 후속작. 닐드럭만이 사퇴하든, 기술팀이 나와서 좋은게임사를 만나야함, 최고의 기술팀이 너무 아깝다 / 딸은 총에 맞아죽고,엘리를 만나 딸처럼 키웠건만.. 남의 목숨을 구해주고.. 따라가 총에 맞고 골프채로 머리가 깨져 사망하다니.. 그것도 딸과 같은 엘리가 보고있는 눈앞에서 그렇게 사망하다니 이게 말이 되는 시나리오냐고... 이건 그동안의 모든 팬들에게 엿을 먹이는짓이다. 엔딩은 어떠한가! 엘리의 여정, 인생은 어떠했나. 조엘로 부족해서 엘리까지 절망의 끝으로 떨어트려버렸다. 어째서 우리에게 애비를 강제적으로 플레이하게 했나? 왜 애비에게 복수하지못했나.. 왜 우리에게 복수의선택을 주지않았나.. 이사단을 내고 우리에게 뭘 가르키려했는지 도저희 이해할수도 납득할수 없다. 우리에게 남은것은 너티독에대한 분노뿐이였다. 나오지말아야할 작품이 나왔고 PS5로 기술적으로 더 업그레이드가 되든말든 전혀 반갑지않을것같다. 닐드럭만 1편을 성공으로 2편에 당신의 더러운 사상을 가르키려든게 이작품의 가장 큰 실패의 요인이다영어로 힘들게 적으려하면 생각이 제대로 전달될것 같지않아서 한글로 적음. 2편이 1편의 본질까지 무너트려 전작과 후속작이 모두 망해버린 사상최악의 후속작. 닐드럭만이 사퇴하든, 기술팀이 나와서 좋은게임사를 만나야함, 최고의 기술팀이 너무 아깝다 / 딸은 총에 맞아죽고,엘리를 만나 딸처럼 키웠건만.. 남의 목숨을 구해주고.. 따라가 총에 맞고 골프채로 머리가 깨져 사망하다니.. 그것도 딸과 같은 엘리가 보고있는 눈앞에서 그렇게 사망하다니 이게 말이 되는 시나리오냐고... 이건 그동안의 모든 팬들에게 엿을 먹이는짓이다. 엔딩은 어떠한가! 엘리의 여정, 인생은 어떠했나. 조엘로 부족해서 엘리까지 절망의 끝으로 떨어트려버렸다. 어째서 우리에게 애비를 강제적으로 플레이하게 했나? 왜 애비에게 복수하지못했나.. 왜 우리에게 복수의선택을 주지않았나.. 이사단을 내고 우리에게 뭘 가르키려했는지 도저희 이해할수도 납득할수 없다. 우리에게 남은것은 너티독에대한 분노뿐이였다. 나오지말아야할 작품이 나왔고 PS5로 기술적으로 더 업그레이드가 되든말든 전혀 반갑지않을것같다. 닐드럭만 1편을 성공으로 2편에 당신의 더러운 사상을 가르키려든게 이작품의 가장 큰 실패의 요인이다… Expand
  60. azzakazam
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    I am overwhelmingly disappointed by Naughty Dog's decision with how the story for this game is written. I LOVED the original game but for a whole host of reasons, the story here is just an embarrassment.

    Graphics - 10/10
    Gameplay - 10/10
    Story - 03/10
  61. JoshLittlewood
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a person who doesn't who doesn't own a playstation i turned to youtube to watch the game, and used tetraninja's channel to do so.
    The game seemed amazing at first and even Joel's death didn't make me dislike the game because I thought like many others that the devs would have utilised his death to make an amazing revenge story(We was wrong). Later on you play as Abby, the killer of Joel, for quite a significant amount of time. This completely made me lose interest in the games story because I didnt care for Abby as a character at all really. Later on I realised that Joel was dropped into scenes in the trailer, where in the game he wasn't even in them scenes and he was replaced by other characters. Naughty Dog has really flopped with this one and I think they should pull the game from stores and do the fans right by changing the story.    … Expand
  62. manaalktebi
    Jun 24, 2020
    7
    its bad and bad and bad story line, with old game play and good Graphics,
    its only take 5 years for that :(
  63. Van_Darve
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Gameplay is good compare to the TLOU but not that good, shooting was bad than RDR2, I think the graphic is reach the cap, bla bla bla. Right, The plot just ruined everything, And they discriminate Asian, Even they're stand up for LGBTQ. Universal love? GOTY? Huh.
  64. Gemini4451
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    By itself, ignoring the existence of the first game. This game is a all around average game. The graphics are amazing. the gameplay is a little wanting. And the story is a generally darker one than the average AAA title that leaves you feeling a little bummed. But the problem is you can not ignore the first game. The first game had a beautiful and amazing story with the most realisticBy itself, ignoring the existence of the first game. This game is a all around average game. The graphics are amazing. the gameplay is a little wanting. And the story is a generally darker one than the average AAA title that leaves you feeling a little bummed. But the problem is you can not ignore the first game. The first game had a beautiful and amazing story with the most realistic characters I have ever seen written. The atmosphere left you feeling like this world was supposed to be like the real one. Morally ambiguous and without a right answer, only a slightly better feeling one. In contrast this game states everything is black or white while quite literally spitting on the first games legacy. With scenes specifically made to be only shock factor, and leave you feeling sick at your stomach because you don't even get a proper resolution despite it being well within your grasp. And that is unforgivable and would lower any score dramatically if the reviewer did their job properly.… Expand
  65. nickhbb
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Biggest disappointment in video game history. The writers didn’t have any passion for the story or characters from the first game. It honestly feels like they intentionally ruined the game for personal reasons.
  66. LAOHE
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    The game disappointed me. The plot is torturing the players. I don't want to play anymore
  67. Axerlance
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Worst game 2020!

    The first game (last of us 2013) is better than this crappy game. The first one has great game design and story, while the second one is a **** game. Next time, make a better games for fans, not SJW or LGBTQ BS.
  68. khjo6929
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Naughty dog and Neil **** is meme now. This game is trash. Messages they tried to inject us is also trash and this made us to think absolutely opposite to what they intended.
  69. solasoka
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Technical part is amazing! Shadows, light awesome.
    But story, so so so bad..
    joel died    … Expand
  70. Invisasura
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    10 hours in now, and this is pure SJW garbage...

    Choices you are forced to make is so un-immersive that is is incredible
  71. AndreBondar
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    Разочарование года. Зря только бабки потратил на это.
  72. Nkemperas79
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I mean the beginning definitely enraged me, but at the same time of u kept that mindset as you were playing the narrative was pretty strong then. You can understand and sympathize with the distances both parties had to go through. The ending was emotional and sucky, but I liked it. Overall this game **** I like the combat the story was pretty good. I don’t know where else they could go with this game. I give it a thumb and to fingers up.… Expand
  73. Fallen27
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Very good games, excellent graphics, very good game life.
    Just thanks Naughty dog
  74. Laura1997
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    I don't care about spoilers. I loved the game. Smazing story and an amazing gameplay
  75. ArmanAriCool
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a massive let down, they have done dirty to our most beloved characters, no real character development(except for ellie at some point) and what a terrible endings, this games starts bad and ends even worse, now I have seen lots of games with bad endings but this ending is like a joke, seriously? Why are we forced to play as joel assassin and why the hell we are against ellie at some point in game , just I can't even understand, Couldn't just naughty dog understand before making it, god knows I'm really sad about what a mess of story writing they have done.
    People if you liked to be micah and then kill both john and Arthur well then this game is for you    … Expand
  76. Artemsav
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ужасная вторая половина игры, просто рукалицо, беременная женщина кузнечик, баба мутант, однообразные геймплей и очень красивая картинка, в которую вложили море труда, тем обиднее что получилось в итоге.… Expand
  77. Yusuf1294
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    Oynanış grafikler ve dublajı çok güzel. Hikayesi ise herkese hitap etmiyor. Hikayesini beğenmeseniz bile oyunu sonuna kadar oynarsınız.
  78. Pazzop
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Even though I saw some spoilers I have to say the narrative, storytelling, script, music, sound design, the exquisite detail in every moment/area, level design, character design, the depth of every aspect in the game is deep. Naughty dog is showing where the future in technology is going
  79. ran_inc
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    Graphics are amazing, gameplay is fun - but the story isn't very good and the game is too long for the story even if the story was good.
    The second half of the game is annoying, boring and has no characters I cared about - couldn't wait for that part to end.
    By the end, you get no resolution and you feel like the whole game is just a filler to get the next game with different    Graphics are amazing, gameplay is fun - but the story isn't very good and the game is too long for the story even if the story was good.
    The second half of the game is annoying, boring and has no characters I cared about - couldn't wait for that part to end.

    By the end, you get no resolution and you feel like the whole game is just a filler to get the next game with different characters that no one cares about - very disrespectful for the main two characters of the first movie, who did not even get this game really about them.    … Expand
  80. Leitchyk
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Ending Ruined the Whole game. The story was written by Neil Druckmann's Child.
    Pointless Brutality which got old and very hard to watch very quickly. Safe to say I'll be trading this game in for something better (Any other Game.)    … Expand
  81. Mir04ka
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    Despite the spoilers that were put on the network before the release, I really liked this game. All those people who give a bad mark without even playing half the game, I do not understand you at all. You want to destroy all those works of people who tried to diversify the game for you, spent not only time but also health, and you don’t like the game just because you saw enough spoilers.Despite the spoilers that were put on the network before the release, I really liked this game. All those people who give a bad mark without even playing half the game, I do not understand you at all. You want to destroy all those works of people who tried to diversify the game for you, spent not only time but also health, and you don’t like the game just because you saw enough spoilers. You can’t be like that. Ellie as the main character is no worse, but no better, as for me. After playing the whole game, I will not call it bad for sure. This is the same game that I was waiting for, and those people who call it terrible and other things are better not to listen to, they did not even really play a game that lasts 18-20 hours with a leisurely passage. No matter how much I like the game, I will not give it the highest rating, and I will not call it bad. It is worth your attention for sure, there are so many references to the first part, so much love is invested in this game, although for this it should be respected.… Expand
  82. Bailey5
    Jun 24, 2020
    1
    This long awaited game has been absolutely destroyed by terrible story writing. Naughty Dog pushed their virtue signalling ideologies into this game instead of focusing on the story. To add insult to injury they blame bad reviews on anti-LGBT that dislike playing as a female. That is a complete lie and the furthest thing from the truth.
    I really wish this game never existed and they just    This long awaited game has been absolutely destroyed by terrible story writing. Naughty Dog pushed their virtue signalling ideologies into this game instead of focusing on the story. To add insult to injury they blame bad reviews on anti-LGBT that dislike playing as a female. That is a complete lie and the furthest thing from the truth.
    I really wish this game never existed and they just stuck to The Last Of Us Part 1.    … Expand
  83. PhamtomV1987
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Last Of Us Parte 2 me parece un juego muy hermoso visualmente, esas gráficas, animaciones y reacciones de npc's al verte son simplemente un puntazo. La jugabilidad es muy buena, no me decepcionó. La trama.... Admito que cuando vi morir de manera tan poco digna a Joel, simplemente lo dejé de jugar, y así pasaron unos días, y tal vez me sirvieron para reflexionar, y me di cuenta de que, Joel no era el mismo personaje de la primera entrega por el simple hecho de que ya estaba en paz, vivía en un comunidad que prácticamente era completamente de paz(Sin olvidarme de los ataques de infectados y de algún que otro conflicto o pelea), ya no era ese contrabandista que tenía que ser muy desconfiado a la hora de ver a una persona, que no bajaba el arma hasta que este demostrara un poco de confianza y aún así, seguir dudando de el. Joel abandonó todo eso y se volvió una persona más confiada más abierta y con toda razón, es por eso que el juego te hace ver que no todo es color de rosas, para mi ese sentimiento de ser desconfiado con desconocidos sobresale en un momento tardío y es cuando Abby le dispara, allí, en ese preciso momento, vemos que no todo era una comunidad, que siguen habiendo personas que eran o son como Joel en sus viejos tiempos, todos somos supervivientes. Más que dejarse llevar por las emociones iniciales, hay que reflexionar sobre el juego y su historia y me parece una joya, y sí, no se puede comparar mucho a la primera entrega. Pero cada una tiene su encanto. Abby, sinceramente no pude simpatizar con ella. Simplemente es un personaje que odio a pesar de demostrar sus acciones "buenas". La controversia de Ellie, a ver, Ellie no es, no será y no se desarrollará como Joel. (Ya sabemos que Joel si se hubiera limpiado a todos y matado a Abby con tal de vengar a Ellie, si la trama fuera al revés) A pesar de todo, Ellie no es una persona que este preparada para matar sin remordimientos, esto se vio cuando asesinó a la embarazada(Creo que era Mell, en fin, personaje olvidable). Ya vio y fue perdiendo sentido todo, poco a poco se daba cuenta de que, no vale para nada vengar la muerte y por los flashbacks, cree que Joel hubiera querido que ella siguiera su vida a pesar de todo. Es un juego para reflexionar, al principio si me pareció malo, pero después piensas y el trasfondo y wow, es genial. Claro está que esta es mi opinión, todos tenemos una percepción distinta del juego y su historia. Lo que cambiaría sería sin dudas dos cosas. 1) La muerte temprana de Joel, hubiera sido lo más indicado por la mitad del juego más o menos.
    2)El origen de Abby, tal vez si hubiera sido alguien con más peso que un doctor, como podría ser Marlene o quizás alguien familiar de David.    … Expand
  84. fsmfsm
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    One of the greatest video games ever made. Anyone hating on this game has concept of a complex story and doesn't understand what good story telling is.
  85. jossutorre
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    bueno, para mi es un gran juego, muchas personas se quejan de la inclusividad hizo que ellie sea lesbiana, y no, ella es asi desde el primer juego, asi que dejen de llorar
  86. Mco0
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay is very similar to the gameplay from the first part but you will notice that it has improoved a lot.
    The Graphics are good... for the ps4
    I know many people dont like the ending but i think it was awesome. Its not a satisfying happy end but its a good one.

    There are only two things that i dont like:
    The Ai is sometimes very dump. I mean like you stand in front of them and they wont see you dump...
    And you play 1/3 of the game as Abby.    … Expand
  87. Aasvogels
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    If you have played 1, you will not get any happiness and introspection from this game, but only hatred and weakness that cannot be eliminated. (google translation)
  88. aarzhirion
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is clear that the game is being bombarded with negative critics, by people that have not played the game or did play it but rushed through it. I got to be honest, I was disappointed when I first finished the game, I went in expecting a continuation of Joel and Ellie's story and instead got Ellie and Abby's story. I decided to give it a second try and it made me realize this game is a lot better than people make it out to be.

    It is hard to make the "antagonist" of the game likeable, but ND pulled it off IMO showing Abby's side. It could have been better planned, by maybe showing Abby's side BEFORE killing Joel. Also, I believe Joel's death was more than deserved, he got his comeuppance for his actions in the first game. I was extremely sad when it did happen, but I can see why Abby did it and I would have done the same thing if I was on her shoes.

    Ellie's side of the story was my favorite part of the game, specially the flashbacks. Dina is a great character that compliments Ellie pretty well. I'm just sad we didn't get to know Jessie better: The WLF and the Seraphites are great factions and I believe that they even surpass the Fireflies from the first game. The ending was bittersweet to say the least, as I was left stunned for the rest of the credits, twice. It leaves the door open for a possible third game, this time about redemption and peace.

    The gameplay is better compared to the first game and the graphics are top notch, almost next-gen like. Music and sound are stellar as usual.

    I highly recommend to play this game without seeing any of the trailers, as they will trick you into thinking the game is about Joel and Ellie when it isn't.

    With everything being said, I believe this game is a step behind from the masterpiece that the first game was. The plot could've been executed better, but you gotta give ND credit for trying something new with a beloved franchise like TLOU is.

    Real score: 9.3    … Expand
  89. Suazo995
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Loved all of it. The visuals, the performces, the game play and the story. It honors the feel of the first game while not surrendering itself to its predecessor.
  90. OrangeBjorn
    Jun 23, 2020
    4
    I was on the edge of my seat for most of the time, I even liked some parts when I played as Abby. But in the end I felt so empty and not satisfied when the game was over. I wish this story never happend.
  91. Tibeles
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    The only advantage of this part, the graphics, the rest just has small bugs that will meet.
  92. pablinn_12567
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Esta muito bom, eu sei que varias pessoas falam que a historia esta ruim, mas isso e a perspectiva de cada um que joga.
  93. iamcrazy
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    Absolute horse **** cant believe how they massacred my boy Joel like that and then tried to make abby likeable and then uhhh reveng bad ! u bad person no reveng F*** this shiet cant believe this
    unreal waited 5 years for this :(
  94. Lotus0311
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    Piece of crap .
    Waste my fricking money .
    Never play ND games again.
    Never Never Never
  95. Connievickersx
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is incredibly different to its predecessor, and I’m not mad about it. I absolutely adored the first game, played it through countless times and watched endless play throughs, and became entirely attached to Ellie and Joel’s characters. In this game we unfortunately [spoiler] see Joel get his head caved in by a woman named Abby as Ellie is forced to watch, this scene made me feel sick and I sobbed. Immediately I HATED Abby. However that’s what ND wants, they want us to hate her for killing such a loved character in gaming...
    Ellie then sets out on her revenge mission and in my opinion the story telling is phenomenal. There is a part where [spoiler] Ellie has to torture a woman named Nora in order to find Abby, as she returns to base she’s in bits, shaking, trembling, traumatised, and I have to say that’s one of the first times I’ve seen someone in a video game react in a normal way after having to torture someone     … Expand
  96. SpinSilver
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is massive garbage. I'm not saying this because I'm against transgendar, lesbians, or being gay. I'm saying this because the story is garbage. The last of us 2 killed the story to the first to represent female empowerment and LBGTQ. Personally I do think they need more representation all in all, but to force this element in the game just because you know critics will give it a 10/10 (if they don't their automatically homosexual, see above Metacritic score) is just disgusting. I **** you not, this game really opened my eyes on the integrity of critics. I'm disappointed, and this will be the last game I purchase from Naughtydog.… Expand
  97. Alphaomega99
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    This beautifully succeeds the first in every way and tells a heart wrenching yet fulfilling story about revenge and what it costs. Some believe it doesn't respect the original or the characters but it does in so many ways, building off what Joel and ellie mean to each other. The ending paints their relationship beautifully and I would give it a perfect 10 if it weren't for the ambiguity ofThis beautifully succeeds the first in every way and tells a heart wrenching yet fulfilling story about revenge and what it costs. Some believe it doesn't respect the original or the characters but it does in so many ways, building off what Joel and ellie mean to each other. The ending paints their relationship beautifully and I would give it a perfect 10 if it weren't for the ambiguity of ellie's ending and where she's going, I'd of liked to see her having some light at the end of the tunnel but hopefully part 3 can expand on that because it definitely left room for it. This game deserves no where near the reaction its getting and hopefully in time people can see that… Expand
  98. BARRYSCTRL
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are top notch. Gameplay is pretty much the same as the first game, which is still great but not very groundbreaking. The problems lie with the story. The relationship between Ellie and Dina is portrayed very well, but the treatment of Joel does feel like a slap in the face to someone invested in this series. Naughty Dog has tried to make us sympathetic with the character Abby who kills Joel, but this part of the story is grossly mishandeled. After this, the player is then forced to play half of the game as Abby who is a flat and unlikable character even with the issues pertaining to Joel aside. Huge dissappointment after a 7 year wait. I cannot understand the positive reviews by the game review companies, as I have not talked to a single person who feels anything but betrayed by this sub-par story offering by Naughty Dog.… Expand
  99. Brent30
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    I love this game it’s so awesome . 100% recommend everyone buys it . I waited so long for it to come out ..............
  100. Roguecrusader
    Jun 23, 2020
    5
    When it comes to the overall gameplay it's pretty solid. AI is better then the first one, it's far more brutal giving a great sense of visceral action. the game part of this game is good aside from it feeling more repetitive around the last third of the game. The story on the other had is a whole other beast. the overall conflict of the game can only happen by joel being inconsistent withWhen it comes to the overall gameplay it's pretty solid. AI is better then the first one, it's far more brutal giving a great sense of visceral action. the game part of this game is good aside from it feeling more repetitive around the last third of the game. The story on the other had is a whole other beast. the overall conflict of the game can only happen by joel being inconsistent with what his character is established as. the pacing is excruciatingly sluggish, where long stretches of the game are being played but you feel as if no progress is being made in the story. And for almost 40 percent of the game i'm playing as a character I don't care about and would rather see jump of a cliff anytime I am given the opportunity.

    the first 7 hours of the game I thought people were overreacting about this game and that it might actually be better then the first one. but by the end of it not only was I DEAD WRONG but I felt as if I just wasted 30 hours of my life.    … Expand
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#2 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2020

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Universal acclaim - based on 121 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 121
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 121
  3. Negative: 0 out of 121
  1. GameMAG
    Sep 13, 2020
    90
    The Last of Us Part II is the high point of the PlayStation 4. The plot is controversial, but the game is the incredibly addictive adventure of Ellie, from which it is impossible to pull away from the opening and to the very end.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 5, 2020
    93
    Not everyone is going to enjoy the motives of The Last of Us Part II. But if you try and manage to accept the subliminal and not so subtle messages as a fact that the world has gone awry and that people have the need to have somewhere or someone to belong to as their own way out, then... You will witness the boundaries of gaming expand. You will witness a true masterpiece.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2020
    75
    If you loved the original for its great characters and well-paced story – stay away from this game. However, if you’re aching to sink into the depths of depression, or just want to cut some throats and burn some zombies – Part II will deliver. [Issue#247, p.72]
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